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Spotted while checking out memory prices:

“The new PC2-5400 Vista Upgrade edition is optimized for perfect compatibility for those transitioning from Microsoft Windows® XP to Vista™”

Suuuuue it is.

A great video history of Starcraft’s evolution over the last decade.

I think I’m almost done with the new template design – It still needs some minor polishing in places and the banner needs work, but overall I’m happy with it (until I break something else).

It should look about right in Internet Explorer, but I have not tested in any other browsers – let me know if you spot anything awry.

I know who my money’s on. – BB

After Cluster Bombs: Raining Nails

Mr. Lessig Goes to Washington

And perhaps most intriguing: Inside the Attack that Crippled Revision3 – One of the strangest denial-of-service attacks i’ve ever heard of.

Next-Gen has some great info from a recent Valve press event – a lot of interesting stuff, notably:

But perhaps the most compelling new feature, as far as convenience is concerned, will be the upcoming ability for users to access not only their Steam games from any PC (which they can do already), but also game-generated data such as saves and configurations, which will be stored transparently in Steam’s back-end. This feature, dubbed Steam Cloud, will first be rolled out in existing titles, and will be available for free to both developers and gamers.

Being a southpaw I find the WASD layout that is so in vogue these days rather uncomfortable, thus every time I sit down at another PC or format my own I have to go in and remap most of the common keys in all my games. What would be even better is if Steam games shared a set of “global” key settings – Movement, jump, crouch etc. – that I could set in Steam, and then I’d only have to rebind the keys unique to certain games.

MyTVRSS is a great little site that lets you roll your own RSS feed to keep track of TV airdates.

Something about this really irks me:

The most important element of library décor is, of course, the books. The more impressive in appearance the books, the more striking the library. When designing a home or office library, functionality often takes a back seat to beauty. That is precisely why decorative books are so popular.

Because, honestly, who reads books these days?